Card holder



July 12, 1932. G. E. MCINTYRE 1,867,276

CARD HOLDER Filed Nov. 22. 1930 INVENTOR,

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A TTORNEYS Patented July 12, 1932 v 1 i et zia PATENT c er cs GEORGE E.MCINTYRE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Y CARD HOLDER Applicationfiled.November 22; 1930. Serial no. 497,443.

This invention relates to a new article of manufacture formed of metalor other suitable material to produce a card holder especially adaptedfor attachmentto the instru- .ment board of an automobile, and theprimary object of the invention is to provide a card holder that ischeap to manufacture, readily attachable in the operative position andembodies structural refinements which renders the same efficient andhighly desirable as an inexpensive commodity which may be used as anadvertising feature.

One of the objects of the invention is theprovision of a card holderhaving in combination with the ordinary easel member thereof, a novellyconstructed supporting bracket which includes clamping means to allowthe placement of the article upon the support.

Minor objects and details of construction will appear during the courseof the following specification, referring to the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure l is a perspective view of a card holder made inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the card holder.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thesame. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of theholder showing the clamping means, and e Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofacard be written any desired data which the user wishes to keep beforehim. Easel 6 is provided with inturned flanges 8 formed alongthe'vertical opposite sides of easel 6 and overlapping the transparentsheet of celluloid or similar material 10 which may be also supported byeasel 6 in front of the card or paper 12.

In forming this card holder, it is preferable to use material whichallows bending into the proper shape and which is susceptible of aslight amount of spring action so that the support which is to carry thecard holder maybe moved between the back of easel 6 and a wall 14 whichis'positio'ned'as illustrated by rebending the material rear- 5' wardlyof the easel6 and in spaced relation thereto. The supporting bracketproper of this card holder might be saidto' extend from the bottomof'easel 6 to theupper end of wall 14. To perform one of the important 0functions of the invention, a c'onvcXo-concave stop 16 is'formed alongthe junctur'e of said easel 6 and the supporting bracket; said stopactually forming a portion of the supporting bracket of the card holder.Card 12 is held by easel 6 sothat the action of gravity causes it torest against the convex portion of stop 16. The concave portion of thisstop16 might be engaged by a portion of a support 18 which projectsbeneath easel 6. In this instance, support 18 is an instrument board ofan ordinary automobile formed to present a head 20 along thelow'eredgethereof. In some instances this bead 20 will conform to the concavity ofstop 16, while other instrument boardswill present a square corner andno part thereof will project-beneath easel .6. Manifestly, the cardholder may be attached to either style of instrument board or support 18without altering the card holder in anyway.

Thisinvention contemplates the use-of a simply constructed clampingmeans whichflis carried by the bracket behindeasel 6. 1 Figs. 1 toII-inclusive illustrate one embodiment of 5 this'feature and includes alug 22 which is struck from wall 14 and the connecting portion 24 of thesupportingbracket portion of the card holder. a

As'illustrated, lug 22 is preferably disposed substantially parallel towall 14 and is connected thereto by afoot portion 26 which serves thepurpose of holding lug 22 in spaced relation with wall 14, as well as toengage one side of a nut 28 to preclude-its turning. 9:; Nut 28 restsbetween lug 22 and -wall:14,'and the tapped opening therethroughregisters with holes 30 and-32 formed through wall 14 and lug 22respectively, 'all of which permits the passage of a bolt 34,1Which isthreaded to me fication has been illustrated in Fig. 5. -Parts common toboth forms illustrated are numbered alike herein and but few points ofdifference arepresent. In the modified form a stop 50 is pressedoutwardlyfrom. easel 6 on a line connecting the bottomsof inturnedflanges 8. This stop engages a. card and the transparent shield 12 and"10 respectively when the same are. supported. by easel 6.

This form is adapted for use with instrument boards 18 constructedwithout the bead 20 thereon. The lug 22 in this instance is likewiseformed from wall It and when removed therefrom leaves opening 52. Thefunction of the clamping means in which is incorporated a lug'structureof this character is not altered in any way and while the modified formis structurally different, the primary objects of the invention are allfulfilled by structure embodied therein. 7

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is: I

1. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder comprising an easel,an integral extension therefrom rebent rearwardly thereof to form asupporting bracket in parallelism to said easel and adjustable clampingmeans carried by the bracket disposed to engage a support :behind saideasel.

' 2. As a new article of manufacture, a card holder comprising an easel,an integralextension therefrom rebent rearwardly thereoflto form asupporting bracket, a card stop formed at the juncture'of said easel andsupporting bracket and adjustable clamping means carried by the bracketbehind said easel.

3. As a new articleof manufacture,a card holder comprising an easel, anintegral extension therefrom rebent rearwardly thereof to form asupporting bracket, an adjustable clamping means carried by the bracketbe signature.

clamping means extending forwardly of the major plane ofthe easelwhereby to support a card therein and permit a portion of a supporttoproject beneath said easel.

5. A card holder comprising an easel, an integral extension therefromrolled to form a convexo-concave bead at the line of juncture with theeasel and rebent rearwardly thereof in spaced relation thereto, inturnedflanges along eachside of said easel to hold, with said bead, a card inposition thereon and adjustable clamping means carried by the re- Ibentportion of the easel.

-6.A card holder comprising an easel, an integral extensiontherefromrolled to form a convexo-concavebead at the line of juncturewith the easel and rebent rearwardly thereof in spaced relation thereto,and ad justable clamping means carried by'the' rebent portion of theeasel including a lug integral with the wall of said rebent portion, anut between the lug and rebent portion wall and a threaded bolt passingthrough the nut.

7 A card holder comprising an easel, an integral extension therefromrolled to form a convexo-concave bead at the line of juncture with theeasel and rebent rearwardly thereof in spaced relation thereto, andadjustable clamping means carried by the rebent portion of the easelincluding a lug integral with the rebent portion wall, a nut between thelug and wall, a hole in lug and rebent portion wall respectively, and abolt passing through said holes and nut whereby bolt may be turned asthe nut is held in position against turning.

8. A card holder comprising an easel, an integral extension therefromrebent rearwardly thereof in spaced relation thereto to form a bracket,and an adjustable clamping means carried by the bracket behind the easelincluding a lug'integral with the bracket wall,

.a nut. between the lug and bracket, whereby to preclude turning of thenut, and a bolt passing through said nut for longitudinal movementtoward and from the said easel.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my I GEORGE E. MoIN TYRE.

hind said easeliand a stop formed at thejuncture of said easel andclamping means com-l prising a bead against which a card in the easelrests by gravity. 1

V 4. As anew article of manufacture, a card holder comprising an easel,an integral extension therefrom rebent rearwardly thereof

